[vsnet-id 692] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] V1336 Aql

[Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@lowell.edu>]

     Arne wrote:
>>  Michel found is slightly northwest of the position marked on the
>>  Downes et al. Living Edition CV catalog; its position is
>>  19:18:41.86  -05:14:11.6 J2000
>>  with astrometric error around 100mas.  This object is very red; approximate
>>  magnitude and colors are:
>>    V     B-V    V-R    R-I
>>  17.155  1.840  3.173  2.730
>>
>>  Note that IRAS 19160-0519 is also near this position.
>>  So my guess is that this is the original V1336 Aql, and that it
>>  is a Mira.

     I agree.  The IRAS source is a 12-micron object, so the ID looks good.
The star appears in GSC-2.2 at red mag. 15.9 (i.e. it's bright on the DSS2
red plate) and position:  19 18 41.88  -05 14 11.4 (2000).

\Brian

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